[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SENIOR CITIZENS
Addresses
Health Care Reform in 1998--What Can We Expect From the 105th
Congress? Representative Gingrich, E911 [20MY]
National Policy Objectives: Speaker Gingrich, E272-E275 [3MR]
Social Security Saved! Senator Moynihan, S2155-S2157 [18MR]
Amendments
Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10077 [8OC]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8627 [24SE], H8746 [25SE]
Analyses
American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act (S. 1710), S1351 [4MR]
Appointments
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, H6418
[24JY]
Articles and editorials
AARP Answers ``Scare Campaign'' on Medicare Private Contracting,
E134 [11FE]
For Medicaid Patients, Doors Slam Closed, S4631 [11MY]
Good Way To Leave--Baltimore's Chief Judge Robert I.H. Hammerman
Might Be Retiring, But He'll Never Stop Working, S12213 [9OC]
Let's Really Save Social Security, S1767 [11MR]
Losing Patients Over Home Health Care Cuts, H5283 [24JN]
Many Elders Receive Care at Criminals' Hands, S3092 [2AP]
Medicare's Assault Against the Elderly, S89 [28JA]
Not the Retiring Type, S12241 [9OC]
Paying the Price for Mismanagement, H5284 [24JN]
Public Trust Busting, S2154 [18MR]
Region's Home-Care Firms Face Being Punished for Their Efficiency,
S3711 [28AP]
Sondheim To Head Maryland School Board, S12242 [9OC]
Statewide Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Effect
on In-Hospital Mortality, E1664 [9SE]
Voters Are Ready for Social Security Reform, E785 [7MY]
Way Out of Europe's Pension Crisis, E1577 [7AU]
Win-Win on Housing, H10709 [13OC]
With Closing Argument, Judge Ends 37-Year Term-- MD's Hammerman
Questions Being Forced To Put Down Gavel at 70, S12213 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish, (see H.R. 3095), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3546), H1549
[25MR]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration, (see H. Res. 410), H2422
[28AP]
Budget: ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
relative to trust funds, (see S. 1587), S226 [29JA]
------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
baseline, (see S. 1588), S226 [29JA]
Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415),
H7289 [5AU]
Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for
the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, (see H.R. 3473),
H1236 [17MR]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Consumers: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide
with information that will help them protect themselves, (see
H.R. 3134), H100 [28JA]
------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud over the Internet
and provide with information that will help them protect
themselves, (see S. 2587), S11970 [8OC]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve
technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H5402
[25JN]
------ exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income
of certain surviving spouses of military retirees, (see H.R.
4582), H7914 [16SE]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN], (see H.J. Res. 123), H4711 [17JN]
ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
terminated pension plans, (see H.R. 4396), H7178 [4AU]
------ protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
terminated pension plans, (see S. 2475), S10383 [15SE]
------ regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements,
(see H.R. 4238), H5736 [16JY]
Federal employees: establish a program under which long-term care
insurance can be obtained, (see H.R. 4401), H7289 [5AU]
------ establish program under which long-term care insurance can be
obtained, (see S. 2477), S10422 [16SE]
------ provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage
errors, (see S. 1710), S1336 [4MR], (see H.R. 3249), H578 [24FE]
Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
national debt, and Social Security system solvency, (see H. Con.
Res. 228), H678 [26FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, (see S. 2074), S4823 [13MY]
Health care facilities: protect rights of members of HMO's to
receive continuing care at facilities of their choice, (see S.
1997), S3709 [28AP]
------ protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
employees, (see S. 2570), S11698 [7OC]
------ require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide
written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies,
(see H.R. 4843), H11023 [15OC]
Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct
background checks on job applicants, (see H.R. 4592), H8035
[17SE]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members'
official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance programs, (see H.R. 3804), H2931 [6MY]
Housing: expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H445 [11FE]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be
made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4405), H7289 [5AU]
------ protect retirement security of individuals, (see H.R. 3450),
H1158 [12MR]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
210, S. Con. Res. 95), S4713 [12MY], H385 [5FE]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see S. 2040), S4528 [7MY], (see H.R.
4155), H5403 [25JN]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see S. 2061), S4630 [11MY], (see H.R. 4046, S.
2308), S8240 [15JY], H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of
the prospective payment system for home health services, (see H.
Res. 585), H10076 [8OC]
------ adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home health
agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
------ allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement
programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, (see H.
Con. Res. 321), H7290 [5AU]
------ allow beneficiaries to remain enrolled in their chosen health
plan, (see S. 2611), S12164 [9OC]
------ allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5403 [25JN]
------ clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H9084
[26SE]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse, (see H.R. 3471, S. 2335),
S8658 [21JY], H1235 [17MR]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
payments, (see S. 2031), S4357 [5MY]
------ combat waste, fraud and abuse, (see S. 1788), S2114 [17MR]
------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 4653), H9178 [28SE]
------ coverage of acupuncturist services, (see S. 2340), S8778
[22JY]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7289
[5AU]
------ coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion
drug therapy, (see H.R. 4753), H10076 [8OC]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H240 [3FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see S. 1643), S730 [12FE],
(see H.R. 3108), H63 [27JA], (see H.R. 3162), H329 [4FE], (see
H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE], (see H.R. 3567), H1642 [26MR], (see
H.R. 4339), H6487 [27JY]
------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
per visit payment limit, (see S. 2616), S12164 [9OC], (see H.R.
4727), H10011 [7OC], (see H.R. 4727), H10512 [10OC]
------ Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments made
to skilled nursing facilities, (see S. Res. 314), S12871 [21OC]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264, S. Con. Res. 93), S4206 [4MY],
H2423 [28AP]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see S. 2227), S7172 [25JN], (see H.R. 4492),
H7413 [6AU]
------ enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
sharing assistance programs, (see H.R. 4836), H10917 [14OC]
------ ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in
Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 4862), H11695 [20OC]
------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system, (see S.
2091), S5129 [19MY]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2053 [1AP]
------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 4674), H9274 [1OC]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see S.
1864), S2660 [26MR], (see H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
[25FE], (see H.R. 3284), H676 [26FE]
------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
system to home health agencies for home health services, (see S.
2508), S10722 [22SE]
------ improve access to benefits for certain individuals and
provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to
afford premiums, (see H.R. 4799), H10513 [10OC]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see S.
2378), S9425 [30JY]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814, S. 2292), S8056
[13JY], H3013 [7MY]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S113 [28JA]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
S. 1908), S3119 [2AP]
------ preserve access to home health services for the sickest and
most frail, continue participation by cost-effective providers,
and reduce fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 4495), H7413 [6AU]
------ prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in
Medicare+Choice plans, (see S. 2545), S11339 [2OC]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
------ provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing,
(see H.R. 4186), H5404 [25JN]
------ provide for independent case managers for home health
services, (see H.R. 4591), H8035 [17SE]
------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H385 [5FE]
------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R.
4726), H10011 [7OC]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4794),
H10513 [10OC]
------ reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals,
(see H.R. 4533), H7494 [9SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
2323), S8382 [16JY], (see S. 2354), S8996 [24JY], (see H.R.
4370), H6879 [31JY], (see H.R. 4404), H7289 [5AU]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
S4558 [8MY]
------ require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of
hospital termination under such plans, (see H.R. 4748), H10076
[8OC]
------ require disclosure of certain information about benefit
management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4187), H5404 [25JN]
------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare
providers, (see S. 2055), S4558 [8MY]
------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
organization, (see H.R. 3239), H496 [12FE]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S. 1811),
S2424 [23MR], (see H.R. 3629), H2052 [1AP]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H7802 [15SE]
------ revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H5736 [16JY]
------ waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military
retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 4771), H10352 [9OC]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory
cards, (see H.R. 4317), H6281 [23JY]
------ require criminal and abusive work history background checks
for direct care employees in nursing facilities, home health
agencies, and hospice programs, (see H.R. 4789), H10513 [10OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4099, S. 2295), S8056
[13JY], H4879 [19JN], (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their
retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts, (see H.R. 3683), H2054
[1AP]
------ ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R.
4152, S. 2339), S8658 [21JY], H5402 [25JN]
------ ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans relative
to State income taxes, (see H.R. 4572), H7802 [15SE]
------ reform, (see H.R. 3788), H2744 [4MY], (see H.R. 4123), H5296
[24JN]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
1600), S318 [3FE], (see H.R. 3632, S. 2267), S7574 [7JY], H2052
[1AP]
Postal Service: protect consumers from deceptive marketing
practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods
or services, (see S. 2141), S5694 [5JN]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H495 [12FE]
Social Security: allow for distribution of the lump sum death
payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving
children, to any other person as certified by the deceased
worker, (see H.R. 3739), H2423 [28AP]
------ budget treatment of trust funds, (see S. 1634), S836 [23FE],
(see S. Res. 185), S1070 [26FE]
------ budget treatment of trust funds, extension of pay-as-you-go
requirements, and reservation of all surpluses, (see S. Res.
282), S10921 [24SE]
------ computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in
or after 1982, (see S. 2003), S3783 [29AP]
------ create personalized retirement accounts, (see S. 2552),
S11582 [6OC]
------ determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of
child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative, (see
H.R. 4456), H7412 [6AU]
------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, (see
S. 1571), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3912), H3624 [20MY]
------ eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits
following the divorce, (see H.R. 4458), H7412 [6AU]
------ establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to
compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and
Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
------ establish and maintain individual investment accounts, (see
H.R. 4076), H4711 [17JN]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted,
(see H.R. 4578), H7914 [16SE] establish Protect Social Security
Account into which budget surpluses will be deposited until
long-term reform is enacted (H.R. 4578), consideration, (see H.
Res. 552), H8626 [24SE]
------ establish the Protect Social Security Account into which
budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H902 [5MR]
------ extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to
trust funds, (see S. 1678), S1003 [25FE]
------ include retirees among recipients of annual account
statements, (see H.R. 3649), H2053 [1AP]
------ increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason
of delayed retirement, (see H.R. 4459), H7412 [6AU]
------ investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into
program, (see H. Res. 340), H63 [27JA]
------ investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from
public debt limit, (see S. 1790), S2213 [18MR]
------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities, (see H.R.
3822), H3013 [7MY], (see H.R. 4033), H4479 [10JN]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
------ provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in
the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals,
(see H.R. 4369), H6879 [31JY]
------ provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and
available for private investment in indexed funds, (see H.R.
3456), H1158 [12MR]
------ provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers
regardless of age, (see H.R. 4460), H7412 [6AU]
------ reduce payroll taxes, (see S. 1792), S2214 [18MR]
------ repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's
insurance benefits based on disability, (see H.R. 4457), H7412
[6AU]
Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see
H.R. 3448), H1158 [12MR]
------ allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums, (see
H.R. 4465), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and local
real property taxes and provide for the establishment of senior
citizen real property tax accounts, (see H.R. 4713), H10010
[7OC]
------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage, (see
H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
(see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
(see S. 2492), S10517 [17SE]
------ allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans
from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local
governments and allow State and local governments to maintain
401(k) plans, (see H.R. 3554), H1549 [25MR]
------ disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for
old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the
employee, (see H.R. 3777), H2705 [30AP]
------ disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of taxes
paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance
for the employee, (see H.R. 3776), H2705 [30AP]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503, S. 2329), S8482 [17JY], H1335 [19MR]
------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans, (see
H.R. 3101), H63 [27JA]
------ increase amount of Social Security benefits exempt from tax
for single taxpayers, (see S. 2515), S10921 [24SE]
------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see H.R. 3447),
H1158 [12MR]
------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 3600),
H1776 [30MR], (see H.R. 4349), H6697 [29JY]
------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2054
[1AP]
------ promote retirement savings, (see S. 2635), S12558 [14OC],
(see H.R. 4823), H10832 [13OC]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870, S.
2130), S5634 [4JN], H3311 [14MY]
------ reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and
Medicare trust funds, (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1444 [24MR]
------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135), H100
[28JA], (see H.R. 3176), H445 [11FE]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts, (see
H.R. 3307), H754 [3MR]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3979),
H4054 [3JN]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see S. 1734), S1697 [10MR]
------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
H3105 [12MY]
Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H7802
[15SE]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624, S. 2114), S5433 [22MY], H2052 [1AP]
Descriptions
Social Security Solvency Act (S. 1792), S2166 [18MR]
Strongsville, OH, Recreation and Senior Center, E492 [26MR]
Essays
Tribute to Grandmother--Mary Aucremann: Bryan Bardin, E1272 [26JN]
Excerpts
Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: Budget Act, S199
[29JA]
Next Ten Years of Health Spending--What Does the Future Hold?, E2101
[12OC]
Explanations
Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement Act (H.R.
4567), H10254-H10256 [9OC]
Factsheets
Medicaid Protections for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, E2161
[14OC]
Letters
Allow Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services: Charles R. Jackson, National Association of Retired
Federal Employees, S2820 [31MR]
----- Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, S2820
[31MR]
Delay implementation of interim Medicare payment system to home
health agencies for home health services: Representative
McGovern, H5287 [24JN]
Delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services: Ken McNulty and Patricia
Kelleher, Home Care Association of Massachusetts, Inc., H450
[12FE]
----- Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H450
[12FE]
Delay reduction and make revisions to the Medicare per beneficiary
and per visit payment limit: Carolyn Markey, Visiting Nurse
Associations of America, S12344 [10OC]
----- Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care,
S12344 [10OC]
Dept. of HUD Elderly Housing Program funding: Horace B. Deets,
AARP, S2888 [1AP]
Disapprove Dept. of HHS rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid:
Jere W. Glover and Shawne Carter McGibbon, SBA, S6048-S6050
[10JN]
Exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the
Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system:
Muriel Ellman, MHM/Bay Colony Counseling Services, E483 [26MR]
Investment of Social Security trust funds in marketable securities:
Alan Greenspan, FRS, H4970 [23JN]
Licensed pharmacists' exemption from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare: Galen
Jordre, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, S1013 [25FE]
----- John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S1013
[25FE]
----- John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association,
S1013 [25FE]
Medicaid/Medicare insurance and benefits cost estimates: Sol
Mussey, Health Care Financing Administration, E978 [22MY]
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act: Senator Hollings,
S11893 [8OC]
Medicare payment system for home health services: Randall L. Rutta,
National Easter Seal Society, S8996 [24JY]
------ Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S8997
[24JY]
------ Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, S8997
[24JY]
National Dialogue on Social Security Act: Horace B. Deets, AARP,
H2491 [29AP]
------ Martha Phillips, Concord Coalition, H2491 [29AP]
Pension Coverage and Portability Act: Brian Graff, American Society
of Pension Actuaries, S8675 [21JY]
------ James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare
Plans, S8676 [21JY]
------ M. Dee Williams and Richard E. Schumacher, National
Association of State Retirement Administrators, S8676 [21JY]
------ Profit Sharing 401(K) Council of America, S8675 [21JY]
Prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities
under Medicaid: Paul R. Willging, American Health Care
Association, S8241 [15JY]
----- Toby S. Edelman, National Senior Citizens Law Center, S8242
[15JY]
Revise certain Medicare payment limits for health services: Frank
E. Moss, E2293 [21OC]
Social Security trust funds: Andrew J. Mair, E1017 [4JN]
Strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of
interstate telephone service subscribers: Horace B. Deets,
AARP, S4686 [12MY]
Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing: Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
Lists
Supporters of S. 2295, Older Americans Act reauthorization, S8058
[13JY]
Memorandums
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act (H.R. 2497), E368
[12MR]
Messages
Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report: President Clinton, S317
[3FE], S11041 [28SE], H222 [3FE], H9163 [28SE]
Motions
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2507 [29AP]
Papers
Reforming Medicare--Strategies for Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care:
David Nash, AARP, E2 [27JA]
Petitions and memorials
Rhode Island: compensation of retired military personnel, E1717
[15SE], E1904 [5OC]
Press releases
Allow Medicare Beneficiaries To Enter Into Private Contracts for
Services: Medicare Rights Center (organization), S2820 [31MR]
----- Older Women's League, S2821 [31MR]
America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing: Dept. of HUD, H5814
[17JY]
Proclamations
Retired Citizens Month: Fob James, Jr., Governor of Alabama, E1265
[26JN]
Quotations
Kyl amendment to S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget
for 1999-2003, relative to allowing Medicare beneficiaries to
enter into private contracts for services, S2819 [31MR]
Remarks in House
Alabama: observance of Retired Citizens Month, E1265 [26JN]
------ tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, E628 [22AP]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3686-H3694 [21MY]
Bardin, Bryan: Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Area Agency on
Aging essay contest winner, E1272 [26JN]
Baylor College of Medicine: anniversary of Roy M. and Phyllis Gough
Huffington Center on Aging, E465 [25MR]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2487-H2510 [29AP], E471 [25MR]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410),
H2478-H2487 [29AP]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), motion to recommit, H2507 [29AP]
Bronx, NY: anniversary of Mechler Hall Senior Center, E1176 [19JN]
Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (H.R. 4415),
E1553 [5AU]
Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for
the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, H2525 [29AP], H2532
[29AP]
----- allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary retirement
of tenured faculty (H.R. 3473), E386 [17MR]
Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program: tribute, E925 [20MY]
Consumers: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide
with information that will help them protect themselves (H.R.
3134), H2696 [30AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H1809 [31MR]
Crime: increase penalties for violent crimes against senior
citizens and the disabled, H4508 [11JN], H4509 [11JN]
Cuyahoga Falls, OH: anniversary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Golden Agers Club, E1748 [17SE]
Dept. of HHS: provide payment exemption for the National Eye Care
Project, H10252 [9OC]
East Chicago, IN: tribute to firefighters who rescued Lake County
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents from a fire, E1297
[14JY]
ERISA: regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements
(H.R. 4238), E1330 [17JY]
Fauquier County, VA: tribute to senior citizen volunteers, E632
[22AP]
Federal aid programs: nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN],
H5198 [24JN]
Federal employees: establish a program under which long-term care
insurance can be obtained (H.R. 4401), E1547 [5AU]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to
unfunded Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program,
H4123-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
Glenview, IL: anniversary of Glenview Senior Citizen Club, E1557
[5AU]
Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
national debt, and Social Security system solvency (H. Con. Res.
228), E237 [26FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, H20 [27JA], H68 [28JA], H75 [28JA], H78-H84 [28JA],
H293 [4FE], H307-H312 [4FE], H3632 [21MY], E501 [27MR], E910
[20MY], E1122 [11JN]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, H10523 [11OC]
Health care facilities: reform accreditation process for nursing
homes, E2239 [20OC]
Hertzberg, Robert M.: Organization for the Needs of the Elderly
Civic Leadership Award recipient, E807 [11MY]
Hooper, Rhoda: New Hampshire Outstanding Older Worker award
recipient, E331 [10MR]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements (H.R. 3181), H410
[11FE], H506 [24FE]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635), E582 [2AP]
Income: retirement savings, E272 [3MR]
Lakewood, OH: anniversary of George Fedor Manor, E814 [12MY]
Lenawee County, MI: tribute to foster grandparents, E1212 [24JN]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1271 [26JN]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1847 [29SE]
Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public
representation and meetings (H.R. 800), E337 [10MR]
------ accreditation requirements relative to public representation
and meetings (H.R. 800), E2139 [13OC]
------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (H.R. 2497), E133 [11FE], E368 [12MR]
------ allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites (H.R. 4160), E1273 [26JN]
------ budget treatment of trust funds, E978 [22MY], E1387 [22JY]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 3471), E396 [17MR], E978
[22MY]
------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
plans (H.R. 4653), E1845 [29SE]
------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2 [27JA],
E3 [27JA]
------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E1664
[9SE]
------ coverage of adult day care services (H.R. 4403), E1550 [5AU]
------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1375),
E2083 [11OC], E2100 [12OC], E2167 [14OC]
------ coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion
drug therapy (H.R. 4753), E1956 [8OC], E1969 [8OC], E1980 [9OC],
E2101 [12OC]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services (H.R. 2912), H305 [4FE],
H409 [11FE], H410 [11FE], H411 [11FE], H488 [12FE], E109 [5FE],
E1446 [27JY], E1552 [5AU] delay implementation of changes in
coverage of venipuncture services under home health services
(H.R. 3137), H110 [3FE], H338 [5FE], H409 [11FE], E141 [11FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services (H.R. 3108), E71 [3FE] delay
implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies
for home health services (H.R. 3205), H450 [12FE], H5275-H5287
[24JN], E177 [12FE], E206 [24FE] delay implementation of interim
payment system to home health agencies for home health services
(H.R. 3567), E494 [26MR], E495 [26MR], E1096 [10JN] delay
implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies
for home health services (H.R. 4339), H7004 [4AU], E1552 [5AU]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, E2297 [21OC]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations (H.R. 4492), H9086 [28SE]
------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
sharing assistance programs (H.R. 4836), E2161 [14OC], E2171
[14OC]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (H.R. 3651),
H5287 [24JN]
------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
plans (H.R. 4674), E1870 [1OC]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (H.R.
3570), E483 [26MR]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment, H614 [25FE]
------ extension of coverage to early retirees and dependents
through equal-to-cost premiums, E74 [3FE]
------ funding, H4215 [5JN]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, H1174 [17MR] improve access to health insurance and
benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 3470), H1239 [18MR],
H1241 [18MR], H1242 [18MR], H1295 [18MR], E978 [22MY]
------ investigate referral policies for home health agencies, E1666
[9SE]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans
(H.R. 4214), E1295 [14JY]
------ provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing
(H.R. 4186), E1232 [25JN]
------ provide for independent case managers for home health
services (H.R. 4591), E1751 [17SE]
------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 4726),
E1962 [8OC]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4627), H10920
[15OC], E1898 [2OC], E2060 [11OC], E2061 [11OC], E2065 [11OC]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9182
[29SE], H9183 [29SE], H9195-H9201 [1OC], H9352 [5OC], E1866
[1OC], E1869 [1OC], E1893 [2OC], E2059 [11OC], E2060 [11OC]
------ reform, H80-H84 [28JA], H368 [5FE], H840 [4MR], H1174 [17MR],
H1282 [18MR], H2922 [6MY], E507 [27MR], E1655 [9SE], E1697
[11SE]
------ reform (H.R. 1165), E795 [7MY]
------ reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals
(H.R. 4533), E1668 [9SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, H6871 [31JY],
H7007 [4AU], H11658 [20OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services (H.R. 4370),
H7004 [4AU] reform payment system for home health services (H.R.
4404), E1552 [5AU], E1556 [5AU]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (H.R. 1362), E2071
[11OC]
------ require disclosure of certain information about benefit
management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice
organizations (H.R. 4187), E1238 [25JN]
------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
organization (H.R. 3239), E168 [12FE]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, H11659
[20OC], E2245 [20OC]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10243-H10259 [9OC], H10886 [14OC], E2013 [10OC], E2071
[11OC], E2076 [11OC], E2081 [11OC], E2145 [13OC], E2293 [21OC]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish (H.R. 4464), E1631 [7AU]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: appointment of individual
from medical supply industry, H10256 [9OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: surety bond requirements for home health care
providers, H1145 [12MR]
Montebello, CA: tribute to Senior Citizen Center Alex Esquivel
Complex, E84 [3FE]
Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Meals on
Wheels Program, E117 [5FE]
Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Meadowood Retirement Community,
E1095 [10JN]
National Hospice Month: observance, E146 [11FE]
National Physical Therapy Month: observance, E1916 [6OC]
New Jersey: anniversary of Home Health Assembly, E1623 [7AU]
New York, NY: anniversary of Manhattan Valley Golden Age Senior
Center, Inc., E1752 [17SE]
North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens Services: tribute to
volunteer workers, E754 [5MY]
North White Plains, NY: Westchester Jewish Community Services
dedication celebration, E820 [12MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, H3373 [19MY], H3375 [19MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 4099), H5274 [24JN]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 4344), E1888 [2OC]
Older Americans Month: observance, E754 [5MY]
Oregon: use of State funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
mercy killing, E363 [12MR]
Paterson, NJ: anniversary of St. Frances' Residence, E1244 [26JN]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits (H.R. 4152), E1252 [26JN], E1253 [26JN]
------ ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans relative
to State income taxes (H.R. 4572), H10949 [15OC]
Pharmaceuticals: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (H.R.
2681), E2060 [11OC]
Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Protestant Home, E1781
[23SE]
Philadelphia Corp. for Aging: anniversary, E2202 [15OC]
Ross, Marion: Organization for the Needs of the Elderly Legacy
Award recipient, E808 [11MY]
Saginaw County Commission on Aging: anniversary, E879 [18MY]
San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program, E938 [22MY]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (H.R. 3207),
H7891 [16SE], E176 [12FE]
Senior Citizen Resource, Inc.: tribute to sponsorship of Senior
Olympics, E816 [12MY]
Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN], H5198
[24JN]
Senior Citizens Coordinating Council on Riverbay, Inc.:
anniversary, E1224 [25JN]
Smith, Barbara: Green Thumb, Inc., Prime Time Award recipient, E364
[12MR]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H107 [3FE], H111
[3FE], H227-H231 [3FE], H506 [24FE], H508 [24FE], H541 [24FE],
H556-H558 [24FE], H584 [25FE], H585 [25FE], H636 [26FE], H684
[2MR], H744-H746 [3MR], H840 [4MR], H841-H845 [4MR], H848 [4MR],
H890 [5MR], H1302 [19MR], H1412 [24MR], H1452 [25MR], H1706
[30MR], H1785 [31MR], H2082 [21AP], H2083 [21AP], H2303 [23AP],
H2822 [6MY], H3029 [12MY], H4197 [5JN], H4198 [5JN], H4204
[5JN], H4219 [5JN], H5044 [23JN], H5047 [23JN], H5049 [23JN],
H5050 [23JN], H5051 [23JN], H6515 [29JY], H7571-H7574 [10SE],
H7694 [15SE], H7695 [15SE], H7696 [15SE], H7698 [15SE],
H7793-H7796 [15SE], H9263-H9270 [1OC], H9282 [2OC], H9728 [7OC],
H10363 [10OC], H10547 [11OC], H10551 [11OC], H10552 [11OC],
H10557 [11OC], H10559 [11OC], H10817 [13OC], H10819 [13OC],
H11642 [20OC], H11644 [20OC], H11646 [20OC], H11647 [20OC],
H11655 [20OC], E1017 [4JN], E1087 [10JN], E2289 [21OC], E2301
[21OC]
------ choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule
application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R.
3008), H2082 [21AP]
------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R.
3912), E915 [20MY]
------ ensure integrity of trust funds, H2348 [28AP]
------ ensure integrity of trust funds (H.R. 857), H23-H28 [27JA],
H227 [3FE], H556-H558 [24FE], H652 [26FE], H662-H670 [26FE],
H724-H730 [3MR], H839 [4MR], H941-H949 [10MR], H1286-H1288
[18MR], H2080-H2082 [21AP], H3300 [14MY], H5044 [23JN],
H8511-H8516 [23SE]
------ ensure solvency, H2139 [22AP], H2378 [28AP], H2780 [5MY],
H3029 [12MY], E683 [28AP]
------ establish and maintain individual investment accounts, E1601
[7AU]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), H7812 [16SE], H7813 [16SE], H7814 [16SE],
H7890-H7903 [16SE], H7926 [17SE], H7927 [17SE], H7928 [17SE],
H7929 [17SE], H7930 [17SE], H8019 [17SE], H8021 [17SE], H8079
[18SE], H8080 [18SE], H8463 [23SE], H8464 [23SE], H8465 [23SE],
H8536 [24SE], H8537 [24SE], H8538 [24SE], H8539 [24SE], H8605
[24SE], H8612-H8619 [24SE], H8619 [24SE], H8719 [25SE], H8720
[25SE], H8721 [25SE], H8722 [25SE], H8732-H8756 [25SE], H8839
[25SE], H8841 [25SE], H8842 [25SE], H8940 [26SE], H8943 [26SE],
H8974 [26SE], H9085 [28SE], H9090 [28SE], H9091 [28SE], H9092
[28SE], H9165 [28SE], H9191 [1OC], H9201 [1OC], H9210 [1OC],
H9263-H9270 [1OC], H9339 [2OC], H9349 [5OC], H9593 [6OC], H9728
[7OC], E1834 [28SE], E1846 [29SE], E1856 [1OC], E1887 [2OC]
establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 552), H8722-H8732 [25SE]
------ establish the Protect Social Security Account into which
budget surpluses will be deposited (H.R. 3351), E315 [5MR]
------ include retirees among recipients of annual account
statements (H.R. 3649), E560 [2AP]
------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities (H.R.
3822), H3029 [12MY] investment of trust funds in marketable
securities (H.R. 4033), H4970 [23JN], H5069 [24JN], H6515 [29JY]
------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities, H7434
[9SE]
------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities (H.R.
4033), H7929 [17SE]
------ payroll taxes, H1384 [24MR]
------ privatization, H4842 [19JN], E1577 [7AU]
------ prohibit privatization (H. Res. 483), H5039 [23JN], E1201
[23JN]
------ reform, H368 [5FE], E785 [7MY], E1601 [7AU]
------ require specific legislative recommendations to ensure
solvency of trust funds, H1384 [24MR]
Strongsville, OH: tribute to Recreation and Senior Center, E492
[26MR]
Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R.
3448), H1143 [12MR]
------ allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (H.R.
4465), E1619 [7AU]
------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (H.R.
4167), E1258 [26JN]
------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (H.R.
3101), E10 [27JA], E14 [27JA]
------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R. 3447), H1143
[12MR]
------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
medical expenses of certain older relatives (H.R. 4349), E1466
[30JY]
------ promote expanded retirement savings (H.R. 3672), E579 [2AP]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 891), H759
[4MR]
------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (H.R. 3841), E833
[12MY]
Udovich, Emma: Texas Seniors Hall of Fame inductee, E2098 [12OC]
Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain
Medicare-eligible veterans, H10248-H10253 [9OC], H10259 [9OC]
Williamsburg, NY: anniversary of Los Sures Senior Center, E1250
[26JN]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (H.R.
3624), E587 [2AP]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, S6691 [19JN], S7082 [25JN]
Arthritis Foundation: anniversary, S4922 [14MY]
Bankruptcy: protection of retirement savings, S10186 [10SE], S10508
[17SE]
Broward County, FL: tribute to Nan S. Hutchinson Senior Hall of
Fame inductees, S4840 [13MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, S522 [9FE]
------ ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
relative to trust funds (S. 1587), S199-S201 [29JA]
------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
baseline (S. 1588), S199-S201 [29JA]
Colleges and universities: allow the use of age-based incentives
for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S11073 [29SE]
------ allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary
retirement of tenured faculty, S7841 [9JY], S7842 [9JY], S8054
[13JY], S8055 [13JY]
Consumers: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud over the
Internet and provide with information that will help them
protect themselves (S. 2587), S11983 [8OC]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, S2580 [25MR],
S8363-S8365 [16JY], S8430 [17JY]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide,
euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S12491-S12494 [14OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Nutrition Program for the Elderly funding,
S8327 [16JY], S8328 [16JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid (S.J.
Res. 50), S6046-S6051 [10JN], S6261 [11JN]
Dept. of HUD: Elderly Housing Program funding, S2886-S2890 [1AP],
S2961 [1AP], S3037 [2AP], S8368 [16JY]
ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
terminated pension plans (S. 2475), S10384 [15SE]
Federal employees: computation of retirement benefits relative to
denial of cost-of-living adjustments in certain years, S9343
[30JY]
------ establish program under which long-term care insurance can be
obtained (S. 2477), S10423-S10425 [16SE]
------ provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage
errors (S. 1710), S1348 [4MR]
Gallatin, TN: tribute to Gallatin American Legion Post 17 women's
softball team, S67 [27JA]
GAO: release of report on private and employer-based health
insurance, S6633 [18JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, S13-S15 [27JA], S679-S682 [12FE], S707 [12FE], S4198
[4MY], S7606 [7JY], S8266 [15JY]
----- national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures (S. 2074), S4825-S4827 [13MY]
Health care facilities: prevent abuse and mistreatment of elderly
and disabled patients, S3091 [2AP]
------ protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care
at facilities of their choice (S. 1997), S3720 [28AP]
------ protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
employees (S. 2570), S11707 [7OC], S11708 [7OC]
Health Care Financing Administration: consideration of new provider
status for Heartland Manor relative to Medicare certification,
S12904 [21OC]
------ defer to State laws relative to physician supervision of
nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC], S12743 [21OC]
Health care professionals: allow nursing facilities and home care
agencies to conduct criminal background checks on job
applicants, S8856 [23JY]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
implementation, S1661 [9MR], S2104 [17MR]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (S. Con. Res. 95),
S4728 [12MY]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities (S. 2040), S4528-S4530 [7MY]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities (S. 2061), S4630-S4632 [11MY] prohibit transfers or
discharges of residents of nursing facilities (S. 2308), S8241
[15JY]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities (S. 2308), S9993 [8SE]
Medicare: adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
health agencies (S. 1993), S3709-S3715 [28AP], S6342 [15JN]
------ adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home health
agencies (S. 1993), S12276 [10OC]
------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, S2747 [30MR], S2813-S2825 [31MR], S2893 [1AP], S2894
[1AP] allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (S. 1194), S89 [28JA], S247 [2FE]
------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, S12826-S12828 [21OC]
------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (S. 1194), S11892-S11896 [8OC]
------ allow beneficiaries to remain enrolled in their chosen health
plan (S. 2611), S12178 [9OC]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
payments (S. 2031), S4488 [7MY]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (S. 2335), S8658 [21JY]
------ coverage of acupuncturist services (S. 2340), S8779 [22JY],
S8780 [22JY], S8880 [23JY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services (S. 1643), S749 [12FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services (S. 1643), S12660 [16OC]
------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
per visit payment limit (S. 2616), S12182 [9OC], S12343-S12348
[10OC]
------ Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments made
to skilled nursing facilities (S. Res. 314), S12876 [21OC]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services (S. Con. Res. 93), S4208 [4MY]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations (S. 2227), S7190 [25JN]
------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (S.
2091), S5129-S5131 [19MY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (S.
1864), S2660 [26MR]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment (S. 1680), S1012-S1014
[25FE]
------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
system to home health agencies for home health services (S.
2508), S10725 [22SE]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (S. 2378),
S9436 [30JY]
------ payment for insulin pumps (S. 2292), S8056 [13JY]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse (S. 1580), S171 [28JA]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (S.
1908), S3124 [2AP]
------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, S2235 [18MR]
------ reform, S716 [12FE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, S12535
[14OC], S12807 [21OC], S12896 [21OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
S8383-S8386 [16JY] reform payment system for home health
services (S. 2354), S8996 [24JY], S9609 [31JY]
------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
S12284-S12286 [10OC]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054), S4558
[8MY], S4559 [8MY], S4742 [12MY]
------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers
(S. 2055), S4559 [8MY]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811), S2430
[23MR]
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: field
hearing in Minneapolis, MN, S7921 [10JY]
------ meeting, S1875 [12MR]
National Caregivers Day: observance, S10390 [15SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 2295), S8057 [13JY], S11502
[5OC], S12349 [10OC], S12892 [21OC]
Oregon: law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
killing, S12491-S12494 [14OC]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits (S. 2249), S7264 [26JN]
----- ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits (S. 2339), S8672-S8676 [21JY]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S. 1600),
S322 [3FE] waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S.
2267), S7577 [7JY]
Postal Service: protect consumers from deceptive marketing
practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods
or services (S. 2141), S5699 [5JN]
------ protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which
use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (S.
2141), S11964 [8OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S109 [28JA],
S199-S201 [29JA], S260 [2FE], S1766-S1768 [11MR], S2150-S2154
[18MR], S2757 [30MR], S2940-S2944 [1AP], S2949 [1AP], S3215
[3AP], S3755 [29AP], S4611 [11MY], S6028 [10JN], S7243-S7247
[26JN], S8710-S8734 [22JY], S9178 [29JY], S10234 [11SE], S10331
[15SE], S10454 [17SE], S10971 [25SE], S11013 [28SE], S11017
[28SE], S11148-S11152 [30SE], S11169 [30SE], S11170 [30SE],
S11321-S11324 [2OC], S11401-S11405 [5OC], S11407-S11409 [5OC],
S11539 [6OC], S12216 [9OC], S12366 [12OC], S12372 [12OC], S12374
[12OC], S12477 [14OC]
------ budget treatment of trust funds (S. Res. 185), S1080 [26FE]
------ comparison of U.S. retirement security system with other
countries, S8653-S8655 [21JY]
------ computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in
or after 1982 (S. 2003), S3785 [29AP]
------ create personalized retirement accounts (S. 2552),
S11443-S11448 [5OC]
------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S.
1571), S49 [27JA]
------ ensure integrity of trust funds, S8273 [16JY]
------ ensure solvency, S3092 [2AP], S8464-S8466 [17JY]
------ ensure solvency of trust funds, S9545-S9547 [31JY]
------ extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to
trust funds (S. 1678), S1011 [25FE]
------ privatization, S6004 [10JN]
------ reduce payroll taxes, S9403 [30JY], S9404 [30JY]
------ reduce payroll taxes (S. 1792), S2154-S2168 [18MR], S8447
[17JY]
------ reform, S262 [2FE]
------ reform relative to women and minorities, S8985-S8987 [24JY]
St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Covenant House, S10138 [9SE]
------ tribute to the Gatesworth adult living community, S11186
[30SE]
Taxation: allow deduction for long-term care services for
individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
coverage (S. 2492), S10522 [17SE], S10523 [17SE]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits (S. 2329),
S8484 [17JY], S8516 [17JY]
------ increase amount of Social Security benefits exempt from tax
for single taxpayers (S. 2515), S10923 [24SE]
------ promote retirement savings (S. 2635), S12563 [14OC]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals (S. 2130), S5634 [4JN]
------ treatment of certain health clubs, S9233 [29JY], S9356 [30JY]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, S7651 [8JY],
S7721 [9JY], S7722 [9JY]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions (S. 1734), S1797 [11MR]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
Medicare funding, S6023 [10JN]
Waterford, MI: anniversary of Waterford Senior Center, S12027 [8OC]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S8862
[23JY], S8863 [23JY]
----- ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (S. 2114),
S5436-S5441 [22MY]
------ release of study on abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, and
psychoactive prescription drugs by older women, S5658 [4JN]
Reports
Drug Pricing in the 9th Congressional District of Tennessee--Drug
Companies Profit at the Expense of Older Americans: Committee
of Government Reform and Oversight (House), E2062-E2065 [11OC]
Future of Public Hospitals: Bailus Walker and Deitra Hazelwood Lee,
E501 [27MR]
Health Insurance Standards--New Federal Law Creates Challenges for
Consumers, Insurers, Regulators: GAO, S1662 [9MR]
Reports filed
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-
493), H2317 [23AP]
Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act: Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. Rept.
105-757), H9273 [1OC]
Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
498), H2422 [28AP]
Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security
Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until
Long-Term Reform Is Enacted: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), H8626 [24SE]
Developments in Aging--1996: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special)
(S. Rept. 105-36), S3918 [30AP]
Establish Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget
Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted:
Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
738), H8527 [23SE]
Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act:
Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
773), H9536 [5OC]
Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud and
Waste: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.
Rept. 105-821), H11023 [15OC]
Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and
Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), H10010 [7OC]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Aging of America, E1671 [9SE]
------ New Choices in Medicare, E39 [28JA]
------ Social Security Reform, E1303 [15JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Corp. for National and Community Service funding: New England
Governors' Conference, Inc., S2580 [25MR]
Statements
Allow Medicare Beneficiaries To Enter Into Private Contracts for
Services: Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S2821
[31MR]
----- Judy Waxman, Families USA Foundation, S2821 [31MR]
----- Patricia A. Ford, Service Employees International Union, S2820
[31MR]
Medicare Coverage to Early Retirees and Their Dependents: Alan
Cranston, E75 [3FE]
------ Edward J. Gurney, E75 [3FE]
Medicare Fraud and Abuse: Home Care Alliance of Maine, S716 [12FE]
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: Senator
Breaux, S1876 [12MR]
Studies
European Health Care Reform: WHO, E1655 [9SE]
Summaries
Delay Reduction and Make Revisions to the Medicare Per Beneficiary
and Per Visit Payment Limit (S. 2616), S12343 [10OC]
Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3672),
E580 [2AP]
Enhance the Portability of Retirement Benefits (S. 2329),
S8485-S8487 [17JY]
Medicare Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Home Infusion
Drug Therapy (H.R. 4753), E1957 [8OC]
Medicare Home Health Equity Act (S. 1993), S3711 [28AP]
Medicare Waste Tax Reduction Act (S. 2335), S8659 [21JY]
Pension Improvement Act (H.R. 3101), E14 [27JA]
Private and Employer-Based Health Insurance Report: GAO, S6634
[18JN]
Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act (H.R. 4152),
E1253-E1255 [26JN]
Social Security and Welfare Reform (1972), E74 [3FE]
Surveys
Social Security Trust Fund Surpluses, H839 [4MR]
Tables
Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S8727 [22JY]
CBO budget projections (1997-2008), S8730 [22JY]
------, S200 [29JA]
Federal cost of illustrative Medicare benefits package including
prescription drug and stop-loss coverage, E1981 [9OC]
Federal cost of Medicare drug coverage under alternative cost
sharing requirements with Medicaid offsets, E1981 [9OC]
How NCQA accreditation compares to U.S. News & World Report
(publication) rankings of HMO's, E338 [10MR]
Medicare payments for certain benefits and procedures, E369 [12MR]
Pap smear production costs, S9437 [30JY]
Prescription drug benefit costs for SMI enrollees, E1981 [9OC]
Prescription drug price differentials, H9183 [29SE]
Testimonies
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare:
Representative Pelosi, E1809-E1810 [25SE]
Require Disclosure of Certain Information About Benefit Management
for Prescription Drugs by Medicare+Choice Organizations: Mark
Green, E1239 [25JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 410, consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social
Security Act, H2478 [29AP]
H. Res. 552, consideration of H.R. 4578, establish Protect Social
Security Account into which budget surpluses will be deposited
until long-term reform is enacted, and H.R. 4579, Taxpayer
Relief Act, H8722 [25SE]
H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security Act, H2487-H2490
[29AP]
H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
H.R. 3912, Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act, E915 [20MY]
H.R. 4567, Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement
Act, H10243-H10247 [9OC]
H.R. 4572, ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
relative to State income taxes, H10949 [15OC]
H.R. 4578, establish Protect Social Security Account into which
budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is
enacted, H8732 [25SE]
S. 1587, Pay-As-You-Go Extension Act, S200 [29JA]
S. 1588, Deficit Integrity Act, S200 [29JA]
S. 1600, waive limit on tax benefits from multiemployer pension
plans, S322 [3FE]
S. 1643, delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, S749 [12FE]
S. 1678, Social Security Trust Fund Protection Act, S1012 [25FE]
S. 1680, exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
for suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare, S1013
[25FE]
S. 1710, Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act, S1348-S1351 [4MR]
S. 1788, Medicare Fraud and Overpayment Act, S2125-S2127 [17MR]
S. 1792, Social Security Solvency Act, S2160-S2166 [18MR]
S. 1908, Managed Care Fair Payment Act, S3125 [2AP]
S. 1993, Medicare Home Health Equity Act, S3710 [28AP]
S. 2114, Older Women's Protection From Violence Act, S5438-S5440
[22MY]
S. 2141, Honesty in Sweepstakes Act, S5700 [5JN], S11965 [8OC]
S. 2227, Medicare+Choice Equity Payment Act, S7190 [25JN]
S. 2249, Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act,
S7264-S7280 [26JN]
S. 2267, waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans,
S7578 [7JY]
S. 2292, Medicare Insulin Pump Coverage Act, S8057 [13JY]
S. 2340, Patient Access to Acupuncture Services Act, S8779 [22JY]
S. 2475, Pension Plan Participant Protection Act, S10385 [15SE]
S. 2477, Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act, S10423
[16SE]
S. 2492, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act, S10616 [18SE]
S. 2570, protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
employees, S12032-S12034 [8OC]
S. 2587, warn senior citizens of the dangers of telemarketing fraud
over the Internet and provide with information that will help
them protect themselves, S11983 [8OC]
S. Con. Res. 95, coverage of long-term care services, S4728 [12MY]
S. Res. 185, budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S1080
[26FE]
S. Res. 282, budget treatment of trust funds, extension of pay-as-
you-go requirements, and reservation of all surpluses relative
to Social Security, S10929 [24SE]
S. Res. 314, Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments
made to skilled nursing facilities under Medicare, S12876 [21OC]
Transcripts
Telephone Respondents to Marshfield, MA, Area Newspaper Articles on
Home Health Care, H5285 [24JN]
Tributes
Glenn, Senator, S12867 [21OC]